The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-12-16


regard 20 the matter carne % the conclu-
sion that alternate periods Of cpen and
close seasons of say seven or ten days
wouit afford the fish a chance TO ascend 70
the spawning grounds. Such q law could
be made To apply 10 als streams alike, snd
would protect a portion Of each run Of fAh.
The penalty for violating the law should
have low minimum. as II Ii efficuft 10
obtain convictions where the discretion OF
the court Is limited in the direction Of
lenity. The maximum, however, should
be high, 80 that offenders could be ade-
quately punished where the oHsnse is re-
peated.
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
This Office Il often In receipt Of procIa-
nations from other states ana territories
and the department Of agriculture at
| Washington, announcing Inject dis.
trIets for cattle and prohibiting the impor.
tatIon OF cattle therefrom. 80 prevalent
and so yirulent have certain diseases like
| pleuro Pneumonia become, that the reQuIa-
tion OF the movement of stock has be- oms
1 n necessity 10 prevent the determination
Of the herds OF the country. This terri
| tory II entirely unprotected IN that regard
and suggest 20 your honorable body tie
/ proprietY Of formulating laws modelled
after those Of other states, where the hub-
/ jeet has reee we'd due attention, hy which
the herd and ioeks Of WSshing on may be
protected from contact with animals from
infected districts.
ARBoR DAY.
In most Of the states and territories
Of the west and in several east rn states,
| day Of comparative rest. called ~ fisor
Day" he's been instituted by law. On
this day, which IN announced by txecu-
tive proclamation, aa IL thanksgiving l4y,
the peopie are expected aud enc uTaR d
90 piaat trees. shrubs and vines. Les. Ous
are taughE the children IN the pub fc
schools as 30 the effect Of forest denrda
tion upon atmospheric phenomena pic-
lures are drawn Of countries where nt ibis
time the Is nothing but eriiily, bat
where ruins exist at denote thst az no
very distant period the country was rich,
fertile sud prosperous. Each eIi'd Is
taught by the school master and The fact
IL BROUGHT home 20 the attention 0f the
people on Arbor Day, that whoever plants
a tree or thrn". or eonsigns seed 10 the
earth. Is doing a m't9 % avert such fate
from his own country. THUS, IN addition
TO the mere utiiitarian idea, there ocf urs
a cultivation OF the Reniler sentiments.
which we as n people have been accused
Of neRiectlnR, If not Ignoring in cur az
pursuit Of wealth. believe the people
Sonid he gipd 10 have YOU institute this
festival In Washington territory.
MEMORIALS.
Congressional action for the benefit Of
this territory Ii desired ona variety Of sub
iects.
First--on the subject Of adjustment of
the long deferred claims Of certain Of our
| citizens for services and losses OF property
in the different Indian wars in which they
have been engaged. On this subject I
have received q communication from the
Governor 81 Nevada suggesting that an
united effoN he made al the coming ses-
sion of Congress by the different Pacific
States to secure justice for their citizens
: In this regard. / think the suggestion In
! good one. / have seen information on
: this subject which will be Of use IN pre-
pairing a memorial, aud which / will sub
NIT 10 your committee AZ the proper time.
Seeond-An act OF Congress, approved
: March Z. 1887, provided for The estab h
) ment of agricultural experiment stations
In tie different States ard Territories. By
this bill AN allowsucetf &i5.i a. was al oted
20 each State and Territory, and the re-
! suits provided for would have heen Of the
: greatest benefit to the agricultural int r
ests of the country. The bil was. how
: ever. unfortunately defective, IN that, %
|, decided by the comptroller Of the snr-
! rency. IL failed TO make an appropriation
70 carry out It's provisions. ln ordor 10
: lessen the chances OF this biil being over
looked az the current session Of Congress,
/ / suggest that a memorial be sent 10
s y ashlngton requesting Its re-ensctment.
+ can furnish yoor committee copy Of the
! law III desired.
I Thlrd--There Is very little doubt that
: the Chinese restriction act Is being eyaded
by numbers of those Objectionable reopie
I crossing our northern boundary by land /.
! or arriving al different Puget Sound ports
! ! on small sailing vessels. 4 mentioned
these facts tu my report TO the Sc retary
= of the interior. and recommended he
: amendment Of the restriction act Ia the
! interest of greater efficiency. A memorial
= from your honorable body would receive
greater stiention than the report of sin-
gle officer: believe, therefore. that the in-
1erests of this commonwealth would he
# sulseerved by such memorial.
Il Fonrth-The ultimate permanent eman-
\ cipation OF the people from high freight
e rates will occur when the thousands Of
!. miles OF nmvigahie rigere fortunately pos-
Z sessed by the territory are opered TO free
e navigation. Congress has inauguraIed
+. the process, bur the work is slowly done
! on account OF insufficient appropriations
e and the excessive conservatism Of the
/. United States engineers. / believe thai a
Y memorial on this subject would, by show
j. Ing the deep interest felt la this subject
4 by our people, be OF much service in indnc-
= Ing the federal government 10 be more lib
o eral in the apple alton OF funds 10 this de-
g .irable end. ] can furnish YOUR commit
n tee with much valuable information on
:. this topic II they request It,
e Fiith-The settlement of large portion
a OF this territory II retarded by the doubts
). that exist In regard 10 land titles by Tea,
r. son Of the various constructions placed
4. upon the laws granting lands 10 railway
~ -
a summit of Steptoe's butte, in " Whitman
+. county. viii. ] am told, dis lose The limits
Of the Northern Pacific railroad grant, BY
the line of Improvement. The blip htine Z
- effect of placing large areas Of the public
! domain under the control OF one man, OF
i OF one set Of men is illustrated ia a stTik.
:, Ing manner by this oil ieet lesson. Not
: only are the lands that are in dispute af
4 fected by the blight, but those u at are not
i in dispute are being held at high prices
q Tor speculative purposes to the deirimeul
!. both of the people and the stockholders oi
!. the railroad company. The poorer people,
\ for whom the public domain was ortiz /
nally intended, are unable TO take these
! lands, and the railroad company Is de
i prived OF the carriage of the products OF
!, the soil. which would In a few wears
- amouniito as muchlas the value OF the land
! think 1t probable that when these land.
!. are made 10 bear their proportion Of taxes
! the disposition 20 hold them will not be
4 so strong. suggest that il would te
: proper for your honorable body to use It's
\ influence by memorial To congress- on the
i side OF sonie speedy adjustment of ihs
= question OF titles. The country Is inter
q ested in having the clouds removed in